While the Alabama A&M University graduate said she plans to put the majority of her portion of the prize money away, Chestnut also wants to use her winnings to start a mentoring program, called Raw, for young girls in junior high school.

"I want to mentor young girls, and I really just try to get them to focus on themselves," said Chestnut. "That inner security and that confidence, I want to prepare them to love themselves now before they get to high school since that can be such an intimidating and confusing environment."

It's pretty likely that a girl or two enrolled in the mentoring program will have a few questions about Chestnut's status when it comes to her relationship with Ostrom, but the Selma native is keeping quiet on the topic for now.

"You'll find out about us on the reunion show," said Chestnut. "That's all I'll say about that, but I can say that he's a great guy. He's a really great guy."

While Chestnut and Ostrom managed to pair up quickly, some of the other contestants on the show had a hard time deciding which castmate was their perfect match. Luckily, the group got their act together and pulled off a victory during their ninth attempt at solving the puzzle.

"I was absolutely surprised we won because it was starting to look depressing," said Chestnut. "I was out of the house so I wasn't really involved in the matching. When I finally saw that they had figured it out, I was so happy for them."

While Chesnut entered the dating show without any idea how it would work or what strategy to use, the 23-year-old said she's happy she got to be a part of the original season and is excited to see how future seasons turn out.

"It was nothing like I thought it would be," said Chesnut. "Everything exceeded my expectations. I was so blessed to be able to participate."

Though Chestnut said she enjoyed her time on the show, the 23-year-old did offer up some advice for future castmates.

"Stay true to who you are," said Chesnut. "It's so easy to get lost in the different people and the cameras, but you're cast for who you are. So just be yourself, and don't worry about everybody else."

The reunion show for season one of "Are You the One?" will air at 10 p.m. on Tuesday on MTV.

This article was edited at 12:40 p.m to include reunion show air date.